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Reply to The Very Survival Of The USA Depends On Your Vote !! in Politics PolMach Forums

drmiler....I answered your question in the first paragraph with.... I'm guessing Merriam-Webster would be a good first place Seriously though, the US can determine the legitimacy but they do not have to turn a deaf ear to our allies for advice . I don't see why it has to be "no allies" or "the UN controls us."

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Reply to The Very Survival Of The USA Depends On Your Vote !! in Politics PolMach Forums

DAMIT PEOPLE, CANT YOU GET IT THROUGH YOUR HEAD? WE NEED OIL!!! A COUPLE OF YEARS FROM NOW WHEN OIL IS OVER 100 DOLLARS A BARROW, AND THE WORLDS JOBLESS RATE IS OVER 15 PERCENT, YOU STUPID COMMIE LIBERALS WILL BE THE FIRST TO BITCH AND WHINE ABOUT IT ALL. AND IN THOSE DAYS THERE SHALL BE TROUBLE AMONG THE NATIONS SUCH AS

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Reply to The Very Survival Of The USA Depends On Your Vote !! in Politics PolMach Forums

Umm....you took the same quote drmiler.....did you read the post at all? I'll requote the end part for you... Reading comprehension question....Based on the actual transcript, what does John Kerry mean by global test? Reading comprehension answer....The global test referred to by Kerry states that if you pre-empti

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Reply to The Very Survival Of The USA Depends On Your Vote !! in Politics PolMach Forums

Way to take a comment out of context drmiler.... From the CNN transcript on the Kerry/Bush Q&A: LEHRER: What is your position on the whole concept of pre-emptive war? KERRY: The president always has the right, and always has had the right, for pre-emptive strike. That was a great doctrine throughout the Cold War. And it was always one of the things we argued about with respect to arms control. No president, though a

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Reply to The Very Survival Of The USA Depends On Your Vote !! in Politics PolMach Forums

I challenge you to prove that the north vietnamese praise of Kerry's efforts to their cause (in the Hanoi War Crimes Museum) does not exist. BTW- here is the proof you requested. Have fun and be happy reviewing Mr. Bemont's sources.... Mr. Kerry’s campaign did not respond to calls and e-mail se

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Reply to Bush and debating in Politics PolMach Forums

The best lines from last night's debate (I'm paraphrasing):: BUSH: We have a backup plan in Iraq, but we're not going to need it because we're working hard. Working hard...The backup plan? Well we'll remove Allawi from office and put someone in who knows how to be a strong leader. One who knows how to keep an insurgency in check.. LEHRER: Who would that be? BUSH: Well....Saddam Hussein. Saddam Hussein works hard. And there w

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Reply to A living Wage? in Politics PolMach Forums

This article (from the Detroit Free Press) backs your assertion, Gideon, with salary/wage numbers from the IRS and Census bureau included.... Link This article from Bloomberg is from May but it shows how corporate profits from 2001-2003 soared based on Commerce Department numbers. <a href="http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=aCttIAcLPoXs&refer

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Reply to Bush and debating in Politics PolMach Forums

Yes, I agree with American_girl's point. After all, during the debate Bush agreed with Kerry that nuclear proliferation was the greatest threat. BUSH: Secondly, we've set up what's called the -- well, first of all, I agree with my opponent that the biggest threat facing this country is weapons of mass destruction in the hands of a terrorist network. (from CNN's debate transcript).

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Reply to A living Wage? in Politics PolMach Forums

"Why can't the minimum wage be adjusted annually for inflation?" How much money are you willing to spend? Obviously the answer to your question is the annual inflation percentage. That way the bottom wages don't go down in current dollar values . It's not a neverending cycle as you suggest

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Reply to Why I will vote for John Kerry for President by John Eisenhower, son of Pres.Dwight D. Eisenhower in Politics PolMach Forums

I like to believe that people in the long run are going to do more to promote peace than our governments. Indeed, I think that people want peace so much that one of these days governments had better get out of the way and let them have it. Dwight D. Eisenhower I would rather try to persuade a man to go along, because once I have persuaded him he will stick. If I scare him, he will stay just as long as he is scared, and then he is gone. <b

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Reply to GUSHING DEMS. DROWN IN GLEE... in Politics PolMach Forums

Were Kerry a responsible presidential candidate, he would not have opportunistically taken advantage of the handicap that all incumbent President’s face at a debate. While the reckless challenger can shoot off his mouth, the President must carefully and diligently guard each and every word he says. Beca

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Reply to Understanding Kerry in Republican PolMach Forums

If I screw up, my supervisor has to take the heat, because ultimately it's his responsibility. Same for ol' George. He's the big cheese. He needs to take full responsibility for any mistakes we, as a country, have made. But remember, this is the "CEO presidency" and if there is one thing that CEO's do

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Reply to A living Wage? in Politics PolMach Forums

I know this may be too much common sense but..... Why can't the minimum wage be adjusted annually for inflation? Then at least your minimum wage workers are not making less each year in current value dollars....it would be a good first compromise between "people should make as little as possible so that companies can profit as much as possible" and "people need to make X dollars/hour in order to survive with a family of four and bring d

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Reply to WMD... IRREFUTABLE PROOF... in Politics PolMach Forums

"The United States has no credible evidence that Iraq moved weapons of mass destruction into Syria early last year before the U.S.-led war that drove Saddam Hussein from power," National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice. (BBC, 1/12/2004) That quote from NSA Condi Rice comes after your assertion of trucks moving to Syria....

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Reply to Tony Blair admits WMD did not exist in Politics PolMach Forums

I apologize since I didn't realize that you only looked at the two polls. If you want to see all of the polls in one quick table by date go here.... http://www.realclearpolitics.com/bush_vs_kerry.html This one shows that for the last week Bush has approximately a 6 pt. lead (although it's about 3.4 pt [w/in MoE] for the battleground states) and the other good thing is that you can see how the race has shaped over the last couple month

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Reply to Tony Blair admits WMD did not exist in Politics PolMach Forums

Drmiler, once again you miss the point...I didn't say Kerry wasn't losing ground. In fact, I said that.... it appears that Bush has a slight lead over Kerry with Center for Politics saying it is probably a 5 point lead and saying the race is still too close to call. I said that your assertion o

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Reply to "A DAY IN THE LIFE OF JOE REPUBLICAN" in Politics PolMach Forums

Of course trust-busting is mostly consistent with free market competition although it is still imposing government regulation on the "market" even if it is a market of one. But what I wonder is with all the mega mergers that have occurred (banking and the media are two good examples) in the last two decades, how long until we will need a trust-buster again to give the people a "square deal"? Plus in the link from my last reply and other thing

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Reply to "A DAY IN THE LIFE OF JOE REPUBLICAN" in Politics PolMach Forums

Interestingly enough, Teddy Roosevelt (R-NY) also believed in busting large corporations that he felt were screwing people over and strangling the US economy. He also believed in moving away from laissez faire business policies and have the government make sure everyone got a square deal (Square deal was his re-election slogan) .... To read about TR and his trust-busting policies.... Link

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